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Illness Reporting
Why it is important
to consumers and
to public health
April 24, 2019
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Education develops and promotes
effective education programs to reduce
foodborne illness risk for consumers.
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▪ Most cases of foodborne illness are sporadic and not
part of the large multi-state outbreaks we hear about
in the news.
▪ With sporadic cases, we usually don’t get to figure out
what causes them.
▪ Today we’ll discuss what could be learned if we had
improved reporting on foodborne illness and what we
might all do to encourage people to report when they
have a foodborne illness.
Today’s Topic
Does your state or locality have a foodborne
illness reporting function for citizens?
1. Yes
2. No
3. I’m not aware of that function.
Poll Question
Session Recording from 2019 Conference
https://cfsec2019.fightbac.org/videos/
https://cfsec2019.fightbac.org/videos/
Speakers
Steven Mandernach, JD
Executive Director
Association of Food and Drug Officials
Kemi Oni, MPH
Epidemiologist
Iowa Department of Public Health
Steven Mandernach, JD
Executive Director
Association of Food and Drug Officials
Kemi Oni, MPH
Iowa Department of Public Health
Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology
Impact of Centralized Foodborne Illness Reporting Line in Iowa
Health Burden of Foodborne Diseases
United States
▪ Estimated 48 million illnesses
▪ 128,000 hospitalizations
▪ 3,000 deaths
National Foodborne Outbreak Summary - 2016
▪ 839 foodborne disease outbreaks
▪ 14,259 illnesses
▪ 875 hospitalization
▪ 17 deaths
▪ 18 food product recalls
How are outbreaks identified in Iowa?
Routine disease
surveillance
Healthcare provider/
laboratory reportingPublic reporting
to IDPH/LPH
Food establishment
complaints made
directly to DIA/LCA
The Birth of “Ralph”
The Problem
▪ When compared nationally, Iowa was discovering
fewer foodborne illness (FBI) outbreaks
▪ Public’s general lack of awareness about
foodborne illness
▪ Public not sure which agency to report illness to
State Building(Des Moines, IA)
State Hygienic
Lab(Coralville, IA)
1hr 45mins
drive
What Did We Do?
▪ DIA, IDPH and LPHA worked together for several years to find
ways to bolster foodborne illness reporting line
➢ Conducted a series of focus groups that resulted in a peer
reviewed journal article
✓ One recommendation from the article was the
statewide centralized FBI complaint line
➢ Worked on streamlining the message of who to call
➢ Explored the concept of branding a hotline
▪ Worked with relevant agencies to create a centralized toll-free
number and process
▪ Engaged a marketing firm to assist in development of
promotional material
Arendt S, Rajagopal L, Strohbehn C, Stokes N, Meyer J,
Mandernach S. “Reporting of Foodborne Illness by U.S.
Consumers and Healthcare Professionals.” International
Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2013;
10(8):3684-3714.
What Was Created?
▪ “Ralph” our “spokesemoji”
▪ Messaging and communication materials
▪ Tagline: “Feeling Queasy? Call, It’s Easy!”
▪ 30 second TV public service announcement (PSA)
▪ 30 second radio public service announcement (PSA)
▪ Print public service announcement fornewspapers (PSA)
▪ 4.5 minute YouTube type video for website
▪ Leaflet discussing foodborne illnessreporting and prevention
▪ Magnets for distribution to key markets
▪ Uniform PowerPoint presentation for useby stakeholders for service club andcommunity presentations
▪ 11 X 17 posters for use in public healthdepartments, doctors offices & communitylocations
▪ Tweets on foodborne illness
Toolkit
How Does It Work?
FBI complaint is received by IDPH student
interview team or LPHA via 1-844-IowaSIC
FBI complaint is forwarded to the foodborne
epidemiologist and the appropriate local public
agency for evaluation
FBI complaint is received by IDPH student
interview team or LPHA via 1-844-IowaSIC
If an Iowa food establishment is implicated,
the FBI complaint is shared with DIA
A DIA inspector conducts environmental
response. For FBI outbreaks, an environmental
assessment is conducted.
Results
Numbers of illness calls and outbreaks
detected, Sept. 2016 to Dec. 2018
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Sep 2
016
Oct
2016
Nov 2
016
Dec 2
016
Jan 2
017
Feb 2
017
Mar
2017
Apr
2017
May 2
017
Jun 2
017
Jul 2017
Aug 2
017
Sep 2
017
Oct
2017
Nov 2
017
Dec 2
017
Jan 2
018
Feb 2
018
Mar
2018
Apr
2018
May 2
018
Jun 2
018
Jul 2018
Aug 2
018
Sep 2
018
Oct
2018
Nov 2
018
Dec 2
018
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Num
ber
of
Illn
ess
Com
pla
ints
Month/Year
Num
ber
of
Outb
reaks
Dete
cte
d
# of illness calls # of outbreaks
Birth of
“Ralph”
1,063Illness Calls
Received__________________________
______
105Outbreaks
Detected
First Year Comparison
Pre SICLine138 Illness calls/21
Outbreaks
Post SICLine541 Illness calls/60
Outbreaks
Birth of
“Ralph”
195%Increase in Illness
Calls________________________________
114%Increase in Outbreak
Detection
PSA Aired
PSA Aired
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Sep
20
15
Oct
20
15
No
v 2
015
Dec
201
5
Jan
20
16
Feb
20
16
Mar
201
6
Ap
r 2
016
May
20
16
Jun
20
16
July
201
6
Au
g 2
016
Sep
20
16
Oct
20
16
No
v 2
016
Dec
201
6
Jan
20
17
Feb
20
17
Mar
201
7
Ap
r 2
017
May
20
17
Jun
20
17
Jul 2
017
Au
g 2
017
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Nu
mb
er o
f Il
lnes
s C
om
pla
ints
Month/Year
Nu
mb
er o
f O
utb
reak
s D
etec
ted
# of illness calls # of outbreaks
2018 Outbreak Summary
Total numbers of outbreaks
investigated
*Respiratory includes upper and lower respiratory illness, influenza, and influenza like illness.
^VPDs are vaccine-preventable diseases (including varicella and pertussis, excluding
influenza).
+Other includes certain rash illnesses, and other agents/symptom presentation that do not fit
in the other categories.
179infectious disease
outbreaks were
investigated in Iowa in
2018
Modes of TransmissionAnimal = 2• Gastrointestinal (1)
• Vector-borne (1)
Foodborne = 11• Gastrointestinal
Person-to-person =
130• Respiratory (69)
• Gastrointestinal (54)
• Vaccine Preventable (5)
• Rash (2)
Unknown = 36• Gastrointestinal (36)
Animal (1%) Foodborne (6%) Person-to-person (73%) Unknown (20%)
Complaint Calls (N = 47)Complaint calls (N = 47)
2018 Outbreak Comparison
2018 Total Outbreaks (N = 179) Gastrointestinal Outbreaks (N = 102)
25% 46%
Benefits & Challenges
Benefits & Challenges
Benefits
Consistency in data
collection and evaluation
Standardized method of
outbreak investigation
Increase identification of
outbreaks
Consistent public health
messaging
Challenges
Increase in unsubstantiated
illness complaints
Lack of complainant
participation
▪ Providing detailed food
history, submitting stool
specimen)
Increased call volume
required additional
standardized processes
What’s Next?
▪ Continue outreach efforts through presentations and promotional materials
▪ Complete four additional PSAs for quarterly release
▪ Work with medical professionals
▪ Add Spanish language PSAs for radio
▪ Continue evaluating results
References
“Foodborne Outbreak Tracking and Reporting.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 Aug. 2017, www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/fdoss/data/annual-summaries/index.html
Arendt, S, et al. “Reporting of Foodborne Illness by U.S. Consumers and Healthcare Professionals.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 19 Aug. 2013, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23965924
“Foodborne Illness (Food Poisoning).” Iowa Department of Public Health, https://idph.iowa.gov/cade/foodborne-illness
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Kemi Oni, MPH
Iowa Department of Public Health
Oluwakemi.Oni@idph.iowa.gov
Shelley Feist
Partnership for Food Safety Education
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Steven Mandernach
Association of Food and Drug Officials
smandernach@afdo.org
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